After Fatal Shooting, Police Release Gang Stats

This morning, Portland Police reported the death of Deandre Clark, 25. Clark was shot Friday night in North Portland in an incident police said was gang-related. This afternoon, after a spate of recent gang shootings, the Police Bureau released some figures to put the violence in context.

Here's the info from PPB spokesman Lt. Robert King:

"The Gang Violence Reduction Team responds to all Measure 11 crimes, which is largely shootings and stabbings and serious assaults. Below are the numbers for 6 years. One factor to consider in the increase of GVRT call outs since 2006 is that officers and sergeants in the precincts call GVRT more often," King wrote. "In the past officers would conduct these investigations when no one was hit but over the last few years the Gang Team is now responding to all calls that have or may have a gang nexus."

Year

Gang Crimes

2011

85

2010

93

2009

68

2008

68

2007

40

2006

31

And here is some information about homicides and how gang killings fit in: